.Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known by his stage names Meat Loaf and Meat Loaf Aday, is an Americanrockmusician and actor.^Marvin Lee Aday was born on September 27, 1947 in Dallas, Texas.

.He is noted for the Bat out of Hell album trilogy consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.Bat out of Hell has sold more than 40 million copies.^Back Into Hell - Instrumental lyrics .

[1].After more than 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years.^After more than 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over 9 years.

.Although he enjoyed success with Bat Out of Hell and Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo for a track on the latter album, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native United States.^Back Into Hell - Instrumental lyrics .

.However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for number of weeks overall spent on the charts.^It spent over 470 weeks in the UK charts - an all-time record.

^Although he enjoyed success with Bat out of Hell and Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native United States; however, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for number of weeks overall spent on the charts, and is one of only two artists with an album never to have left the music charts.

^Although he enjoyed success with "Bat Out Of Hell" , "Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell" , Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native United States; however, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for number of weeks overall spent on the charts, and is one of only two artists with an album never to have left the music charts.

.Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows[4] sometimes as himself, or as characters resembling his stage persona.^Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows sometimes even as himself, or as characters resembling his onstage personality, such as his memorable role as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

^Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows sometimes even as himself, or as characters resembling his on-stage personality, such as his memorable role as Eddie in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" .

Early life

.Meat Loaf was born as Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, United States.^Meat Loaf even mentioned the musicals he did while attending Thomas Jefferson High School in his home town of Dallas, such as Where's Charley?

.He was the first child of Wilma Artie (née Hukel), a school teacher and a member of the Vo-di-o-do Girls gospel quartet, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer.^He was the first child of Wilma Artie (née Hukel), a school teacher and a member of the Vo-di-o-do Girls gospel quartet, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer.

^BE: Okay, well, that’s good, because I was going to say that it’s time they banned anyone from ever singing “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” because, invariably, anyone who thinks they can sing it, can’t.

[5].Marvin and his mother would drive around to all the bars in Dallas, looking for Orvis to take him home.^Marvin and his mother would drive around to all the bars in Dallas, looking for Orvis to take him home.

.Meat Loaf relates a story in his autobiography, To Hell and Back, about how he, a friend, and his friend's father drove out to Love Field to watch John F. Kennedy land.^Meat Loaf not bats about ITV 0:0 .

.After watching him leave the airport, they went to Market Hall, which was on Kennedy's parade route.^After watching him leave the airport, they went to Market Hall, which was on Kennedy's parade route.

.On the way they heard that Kennedy had been shot, so they headed to Parkland Hospital, where they saw Jackie Kennedy get out of the car and GovernorJohn Connally get pulled out, although they never saw the president taken out.^I have never heard of making meatloaf this way.

^On the way they heard that Kennedy had been shot, so they headed to Parkland Hospital , where they saw Jackie Kennedy get out of the car and Governor John Connally get pulled out, although they never saw the president taken out.

.In 1965, Marvin graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, having already started his acting career via school productions such as Where's Charley? and The Music Man.^In 1965, Meat Loaf graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School , having already started his acting career via school productions such as Where's Charley?

[6].After attending college at Lubbock Christian College, Marvin transferred to North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas in Denton).^After attending college at Lubbock Christian College , Marvin transferred to North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas ).

.While there, he was called in for an Army physical, which he tried to fail by gaining sixty-eight pounds (31 kg) in four and a half weeks.^While there, he was called in for an Army physical, which he tried to fail by gaining sixty-eight pounds (31 kg) in four and a half weeks.

.They determined that he was fit despite being color blind, having a trick shoulder, and being very concussion prone.^They determined that he was fit despite being color blind , having a trick shoulder, and being very concussion prone.

.August 2008" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed] Instead, after seeing his mother hospitalized and her health deteriorating, Marvin stole his dad's credit card and moved to Los Angeles, where he became a bouncer at a teenage nightclub.^And I was a bouncer in California at a teenage psychedelic nightclub.

.In his autobiography, Meat Loaf claims that shortly after his mother died, his father, in a drunken rage, tried to kill him with a knife, and that he barely managed to escape after they had a bad fight.^In his autobiography, Marvin claims that shortly after his mother died, his father, in a drunken rage, tried to kill him with a knife, and that he barely managed to escape after they had a bad fight.

^In his autobiography, Meat Loaf claims that shortly after his mother died, his father, in a drunken rage, tried to kill him with a knife, and that he barely managed to escape after they had a bad fight.

.After Marvin got his inheritance from his mother's death, he rented an apartment in Dallas and isolated himself for three and a half months.^After Marvin got his inheritance from his mother's death, he rented an apartment in Dallas and isolated himself for three and a half months.

[7].During the recording of their first song, Meat Loaf hit a note so high that he managed to blow a fuse on the recording monitor; he was immediately offered three recording contracts, which he turned down.^During the recording of their first song, Meat Loaf hit a big note and blew the board dash; he was immediately offered three recording contracts.

.While performing their cover of the Howlin' Wolf song "Smokestack Lightning", the smoke machine they used made too much smoke and the club had to be cleared out.^While performing their cover of the Yardbirds' "Smokestack Lightning", the smoke machine they used made too much smoke and the club had to be cleared out.

.August 2008" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed] Later, the band was the opening act at Cal State Northridge for Renaissance, Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin.^Later, the band was the opening act at Cal State Northridge for Renaissance, Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin.

.The band then underwent several changes at lead guitar, changing the name of the band each time - including Popcorn Blizzard, and Floating Circus.^The band then underwent several changes at lead guitar , changing the name of the band each time - including Popcorn Blizzard, and Floating Circus.

.The album, titled Stoney & Meatloaf (Meatloaf being shown as one word), was completed in the summer of 1971 and released in September of that year.^The album, titled Stoney & Meatloaf (Meatloaf being shown as one word), was completed in the summer of 1971 and released in September of that year.

.A single released in advance of the album, What You See Is What You Get, reached number thirty six on the R&B charts and seventy-one on Billboard Hot 100 chart.^A single released in advance of the album, What You See Is What You Get, reached number thirty six on the R&B charts and seventy-one on Billboard Hot 100 chart.

^The album was a huge success and went platinum in the United States and the UK. It released three singles which all hit the top 40, including I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) (which reached #13 in the US and #2 in the UK charts) and "Not A Dry Eye In The House" (which reached #7 in the UK charts).

.Meat Loaf left soon after Motown replaced his and Stoney's vocals from the one song he liked, "Who Is the Leader of the People?"^Meat Loaf left soon after Motown replaced his and Stoney's vocals from the one song he liked, "Who Is the Leader of the People?", with new vocals by Edwin Starr .

with new vocals by Edwin Starr. .The album has been re-released after Meat Loaf's success, with Stoney's vocals removed from all songs from the original Stoney and Meatloaf album.^The album has been re-released after Meat Loaf's success, with Stoney's vocals removed from all songs from the original Stoney and Meatloaf album.

.Stoney, aka Shaun Murphy, went on to sing backing vocals for many acts, including Bob Seger and Eric Clapton, and became a full time member of Little Feat in 1993. Murphy left Little Feat in February 2009, and is pursuing solo blues and soul projects with her new band, The Shaun Murphy Band.^Stoney , aka Shaun Murphy, went on to sing backup with many acts, including Bob Seger and Eric Clapton, and became a full time member of Little Feat in 1993.

.After he hired an agent, he auditioned for the Public Theater's production of More Than You Deserve.^After he hired an agent, he auditioned for the Public Theater 's production of More Than You Deserve .

.He sang a former Stoney and Meatloaf favorite of his, "(I'd Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus" (On VH1 Storytellers, Meat Loaf shares his first introduction with Jim Steinman.^Meat Loaf performs this Jim Steinman song from the 1977 Bat Out Of Hell album live at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut in March 1991.

.Meat would revive Steinman's reaction to his intimate audience, "Well, I think you're heavy as two Jesuses to be a matter of fact!"^Struggling for time, and with no resolution to his arguments with Steinman seemingly on the horizon (eventually, Steinman would sue Meat Loaf, who subsequently sued Steinman as well), he was forced to find songwriters wherever he could.

^He sang a former Stoney and Meatloaf favorite of his, "(I'd Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus" (On VH1 Storytellers, Meat Loaf said Steinman said something like "I think you're as heavy as two Jesuses, son!"

.He recorded a single of More Than You Deserve and had a cover of In the Presence of the Lord as its b-side.^He recorded a single of More Than You Deserve and had a cover of In the Presence of the Lord as its b-side.

.He was only able to save three copies of it because the record company wouldn't allow its press release.^He was only able to save three copies of it because the record company wouldn't allow its press release.

.With those three copies he released many rare CDs featuring the two songs, which can occasionally be spotted at CD outlets.^With those three copies he released many rare cds featuring the two songs, but they can rarely be spotted at CD outlets.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

During the winter of 1973, after returning from a short production of Rainbow in New York in Washington, D.C., Meat Loaf received a call asking him to be in The Rocky Horror Show where he played the parts of Eddie and Dr. Everett Scott.[9].The success of the play led to the filming of The Rocky Horror Picture Show where Meat Loaf played only Eddie.^The success of the play led to the filming of The Rocky Horror Picture Show where Meat Loaf played only Eddie.

^The man behind the "Bat Out of Hell" trilogy, with film credits ranging from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "Fight Club," has collected hundreds of spoons from all over the world for almost 40 years.

^Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows sometimes even as himself, or as characters resembling his onstage personality, such as his memorable role as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

^During the winter of 1973, after returning from a short production of Rainbow in New York in Washington, D.C., Meat Loaf received a call asking him to be in The Rocky Horror Show where he played the part of Eddie and Dr Scott.

.Meat would later return occasionally to perform Hot Patootie for a special Rocky Horror reunion or convention, and rarely at his own live shows (one performance of which was released in the 1996 Live Around the World CD set).^Meat would later return occasionally to perform Hot Patootie for a special Rocky Horror reunion or convention, one of which was recorded for his Live Around the World CD set in 1996.

^Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows sometimes even as himself, or as characters resembling his onstage personality, such as his memorable role as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

^During the winter of 1973, after returning from a short production of Rainbow in New York in Washington, D.C., Meat Loaf received a call asking him to be in The Rocky Horror Show where he played the part of Eddie and Dr Scott.

During his recording of the soundtrack for Rocky Horror, Meat Loaf recorded two more songs: "Stand By Me" (a Ben E. King cover), and "Clap Your Hands." They remained unreleased until 1984, when they appeared as B-sides to the "Nowhere Fast" single.

In 1976, Meat Loaf recorded lead vocals for Ted Nugent's Free-for-All album when regular Nugent lead vocalist Derek St. Holmes quit the band. .Meat Loaf sang lead on five of the album's nine tracks.^Meat Loaf sang lead on 5 of the album's 9 tracks.

Major success

.Meat Loaf and friend/songwriter Jim Steinman started Bat out of Hell in 1972, but did not get serious about it until the end of 1974. The two-year gap in the production was due to controversy surrounding his son born in Afton, Wyoming.^Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1995.

^Struggling for time, and with no resolution to his arguments with Steinman seemingly on the horizon (eventually, Steinman would sue Meat Loaf, who subsequently sued Steinman as well), he was forced to find songwriters wherever he could.

.Their approaches were rejected by each record company, because their songs did not fit any specific recognized music industry style.^Their approaches were rejected by each record company, because their songs did not fit any specific recognized music industry style.

.Finally, they performed the songs for Todd Rundgren, who decided to produce the album, as well as play lead guitar on it (other members of Todd's band Utopia also lent their musical talents).^Finally, they performed the songs for Todd Rundgren, who decided to produce the album, as well as play lead guitar on it.

^Synopsis: In this musical comedy-adventure starring self-proclaimed greatest band in the world Tenacious D , a pair of aspiring rock superstars attempt to convince the world of their true talents as they embark on a daring quest to acquire the supernaturally powered guitar pick that will finally allow them Read More .

^Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (sung by Meat Loaf in the stage musical of the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer, which was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Iovine, and Jim Steinman.

[10].They then shopped the record around, but still had no takers until Cleveland International Records decided to take a chance.^They then shopped the record around, but still had no takers until Cleveland International Records decided to take a chance.

.He gained national exposure as musical guest on Saturday Night Live on March 25, 1978. Guest host Christopher Lee introduced him by saying, "And now ladies and gentlemen I would like you to meet Loaf.^Synopsis: This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Christopher Lee and features musical guest Meat Loaf .

.The huge success of the album caused a rift to open up between Meat Loaf and Steinman: the group, named after Meat Loaf for ease of labeling, seemed to Steinman to sideline his work as creator, and Steinman started to resent the attention that his partner was getting.^Ladies and gentlemen, MEAT LOAF!") The huge success of the album caused a rift to open up between Meat Loaf and Steinman: the group, named after Meat Loaf for ease of labeling, seemed to Steinman to sideline his work as creator, and Steinman started to resent the attention that his partner was getting.

^Ladies and gentlemen, MEAT LOAF! ") The huge success of the album caused a rift to open up between Meat Loaf and Steinman: the group, named after Meat Loaf for ease of labeling, seemed to Steinman to sideline his work as creator, and Steinman started to resent the attention that his partner was getting.

^In Meat Loaf's flashback, he claims that he was starting out as an unsuccessful artist named Cous-cous , and after being booed off stage and almost deciding to quit, Chef tells him that his name might be the problem, and then hands him a plate of meatloaf to cheer him up.

He toured with the broken leg, performing from a wheel chair. .During this time, Meat Loaf began heavy use of cocaine, had a nervous breakdown and threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the ledge of a building in New York.^Unable to handle the pressure , Meat Loaf resorted to cocaine , ultimately culminating in a nervous breakdown where he threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the ledge of a building in New York.

.Leslie had a daughter from a previous marriage, Pearl, who has since followed in her stepfather's footsteps to become a singer.^Leslie had a daughter from a previous marriage, Pearl , who has since followed in her stepfather's footsteps to become a singer.

.In the middle of recording his second album, Bad for Good, Meat Loaf lost the ability to sing; it is unclear as to the exact cause - the tour was a punishing one, and the vocals are energy intense.^In the middle of recording his second album, Bad For Good, Meat Loaf lost the ability to sing; it is unclear as to the exact cause - the tour was a punishing one, and the vocals and energy intense.

.Bat out of Hell has sold over 40 million copies worldwide[1], making it one of the highest selling albums of all time.^It now has sold more than 37 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest-sellers of all time.

.Despite peaking at #9 and spending only two weeks in the top ten in 1981, it has now clocked up 474 weeks on the UK album chart, a figure bettered by only by Rumours by Fleetwood Mac - 478 weeks.^Despite peaking at #9 and spending only two weeks in the top ten in 1981, it has now clocked up 480 weeks on the UK album chart, a figure bettered by nobody.

^Bat out of Hell is also one of only two albums that has never exited the Top 200 in the UK charts; this makes it the longest stay in any music chart in the world, although the published chart contains just 75 positions.

^The album went platinum in the United States and the UK. It released three singles which all hit the top 40, including " I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) " (which reached #13 in the US and #2 in the UK charts) and " Not a Dry Eye in the House " (which reached #7 in the UK charts).

.In Australia, it knocked the Bee Gees off the number #1 spot and went on to become the biggest-selling Australian album of all time.^In Australia , it knocked the Bee Gees off the number #1 spot and went on to become the biggest-selling Australian album of all time.

.Bat out of Hell is also one of only two albums that has never exited the Top 200 in the UK charts[citation needed]; this makes it the longest stay in any music chart in the world, although the published chart contains just 75 positions.^If I could only have one album it would be Bat Out Of Hell.

Life after Bat out of Hell

.In 1976, Meat Loaf appeared in the short-lived Broadway production of the rock musical Rockabye Hamlet.^In 1976, Meat Loaf appeared in the short-lived Broadway production of the rock musical Rockabye Hamlet .

.At the time, his manager, David Sonnenberg, stepped out, and Al Dellentash stepped in to manage Meat Loaf's career.^At the time, his manager, David Sonnenberg, stepped out, and Al Dellentash stepped in to manage Meat Loaf's career.

.The tour they planned, to support the album, was cancelled after one show, because they ran out of the money that the studio advanced them.^The tour they planned, to support the album, was cancelled after one show, because they ran out of the money that the studio advanced them.

.Sonnenberg and Dellentash also convinced CBS to advance more money for the making of the movie Dead Ringer, which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival and won some favorable reviews, but was poorly considered after Dellentash and Sonnenberg re-edited the movie.^Sonnenberg and Dellentash also convinced CBS to advance more money for the making of the movie Dead Ringer, which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival and won some favorable reviews, but was poorly considered after Dellentash and Sonenberg re-edited the movie.

^Sonnenberg and Dellentash also convinced CBS to advance more money for the making of the movie Dead Ringer , which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival and won some favorable reviews, but was poorly considered after Dellentash and Sonenberg re-edited the movie.

^Fans were disappointed to see that the iconic pictures on the covers of Bat out of Hell and Dead Ringer were replaced by a black-and-white photograph of Meat Loaf (on some later re-releases, a colour image of a screaming Meat Loaf was used as the cover image).

.That same year, Meat Loaf changed managers, after finding out that Dellentash and Sonnenberg were stealing his money.^At the time, his manager, David Sonnenberg, stepped out, and Al Dellentash stepped in to manage Meat Loaf's career.

.They also started spreading rumors that Meat Loaf was violent and had threatened people with guns.^They also started spreading rumors about how Meat Loaf was violent, and had threatened people with guns.

.Meat Loaf, a poor songwriter by his own admission, did not care for the songs he wrote for the album.^Meat Loaf himself, a poor songwriter by his own admission, did not care for the songs he had written for the album.

.On December 5, 1981, Meat Loaf and the Neverland Express were the musical guests for Saturday Night Live where he was reunited with fellow Rocky Horror Picture Show alum Tim Curry.^Meat Loaf Live (2xLP) .

^Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows sometimes even as himself, or as characters resembling his onstage personality, such as his memorable role as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

^During the winter of 1973, after returning from a short production of Rainbow in New York in Washington, D.C., Meat Loaf received a call asking him to be in The Rocky Horror Show where he played the part of Eddie and Dr Scott.

Later, Tim Curry performed "The Zucchini Song" and Meat Loaf & The Neverland Express performed "Bat Out of Hell" and "Promised Land".

.In 1984, Meat Loaf went to England, to record the album Bad Attitude, which included a duet with Roger Daltrey and two songs written by Jim Steinman; the recording of the album was rushed.^Bad Attitude, released 1984, features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and was mainly an attempt to keep Meat Loaf from going bankrupt during this period of lawsuits.

.During the tour to support the album, Leslie had a nervous breakdown and had to check into Silver Hill rehab facility in Connecticut.^During the tour to support the album, Leslie had a nervous breakdown and had to check into Silver Hill rehab facility in Connecticut.

.Things finally looked like they were going to turn around in 1986, when Meat Loaf found a new writer, John Parr, and started recording a new album, Blind Before I Stop.^Blind Before I Stop was released in 1986.

.Slowly, he developed a faithful following which grew to the point where they were unable to fit into the venues that Meat Loaf was playing, and then they too began to grow.^Slowly, he developed a faithful following which grew to the point where they were unable to fit into the venues that Meat Loaf was playing, and then they too began to grow.

.This carried on until the late '80s, where he began to sell out arenas and stadiums again, including over 10,000 tickets at The Ohio State University.^This carried on until the late '80s, where he began to sell out arenas and stadiums again, including over 10,000 tickets at The Ohio State University.

.Leslie studied to be a travel agent, so they could save on travel expenses, and they toured all over the United States, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Bahrain.^Leslie studied to be a travel agent, so they could save on travel expenses, and they toured all over the United States , Germany , England , Scandinavia , Ireland , Italy , Spain , Greece , Abu Dhabi , Oman and Bahrain .

^Leslie studied to be a travel agent, so they could save on travel expenses, and they toured all over the United States, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Bahrain.

.With the help of his New York collection of musicians — John Golden, Richard Raskin and Paul Jacobs — his European tours enjoyed immense popularity in the 1980s.^With the help of his New York collection of musicians — John Golden, Richard Raskin and Paul Jacobs — his European tours enjoyed immense popularity in the 1980s.

.Due to the success of the touring, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman began to work on Bat Out Of Hell II which was finally released in 1993, sixteen years after Bat Out Of Hell.^Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1995.

.Songwriter Jim Steinman started to work on Bad for Good, the album that was supposed to be the follow-up to 1977's Bat out of Hell, in 1979. During that time, a combination of touring, drugs and exhaustion had caused Meat Loaf to lose his voice.^If I could only have one album it would be Bat Out Of Hell.

.Without a singer, and pressured by the record company, Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad for Good himself, and write a new album for Meat Loaf; the result was Dead Ringer, which was later released in 1981, after the release of Steinman's Bad for Good.^Without a singer, and pressured by the record company, Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad for Good himself, and write a new album for Meat Loaf; the result was Dead Ringer , which was later released in 1981, after the release of Steinman's Bad for Good .

^Without a singer, and pressured by the record company, Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad For Good himself, and write a new album for Meat Loaf; the result was Dead Ringer, which was later released in 1981, after the release of Steinman's Bad For Good.

.After playing the role of Travis Redfish in the movie Roadie, Meat Loaf's singing voice returned, and he started to work on his new album in 1980. Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (sung by Meat Loaf in the stage musical of the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer, which was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Iovine, and Jim Steinman.^Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (sung by Meat Loaf in the stage musical of the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer , which was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Todd Rundgren , Jimmy Iovine, and Jim Steinman.

.(In 1976, Meat Loaf appeared on the track "Keeper Keep Us", from the Intergalactic Touring Band's self-titled album, produced by Galfas.^(In 1976, Meat Loaf appeared on the track "Keeper Keep Us", from the Intergalactic Touring Band's self-titled album, produced by Galfas.

^Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (sung by Meat Loaf in the stage musical of the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer , which was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Todd Rundgren , Jimmy Iovine, and Jim Steinman.

) .The song "Dead Ringer for Love" was the pinnacle of the album, and launched Meat Loaf to even greater success after it reached #5 in the UK and stayed in the charts for a surprising 19 weeks.^This song stayed at #1 in the UK charts for seven consecutive weeks.

Struggle

.Following a dispute with his former songwriter Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf was contractually obliged to release a new album.^Following a dispute with his former songwriter Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf was contractually obliged to release a new album.

^Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (sung by Meat Loaf in the stage musical of the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer , which was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Todd Rundgren , Jimmy Iovine, and Jim Steinman.

^Struggling for time, and with no resolution to his arguments with Steinman seemingly on the horizon (eventually, Steinman would sue Meat Loaf, who subsequently sued Steinman as well), he was forced to find songwriters wherever he could.

.Struggling for time, and with no resolution to his arguments with Steinman seemingly on the horizon (eventually, Steinman would sue Meat Loaf, who subsequently sued Steinman as well), he was forced to find songwriters wherever he could.^Struggling for time, and with no resolution to his arguments with Steinman seemingly on the horizon (eventually, Steinman would sue Meat Loaf, who subsequently sued Steinman as well), he was forced to find songwriters wherever he could.

.According to Meat Loaf, Steinman had given the songs "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)", to Meat Loaf for this album.^Two of the twelve songs on the album were written by Jim Steinman, whereas the big hits, namely "I'd Lie For You" and "Not A Dry Eye In The House", were written by Diane Warren (who has since written for Meat Loaf on Couldn't Have Said It Better, and Bat III).

.However, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay for Steinman.^In 1976, Meat Loaf recorded lead vocals for Ted Nugent's Free For All album when regular Nugent lead vocalist Derek St. Holmes quit the band.

[11] This was hard luck for Meat Loaf, as Bonnie Tyler's version of 'Eclipse' and Air Supply's version of 'Making Love' would top the charts together, holding #1 and #2 for a period during 1983.

.Meat Loaf is credited with being involved in the writing of numerous tracks on the album, including the title track, "Midnight at the Lost and Found". However, when the album was released in 1983, it was regarded by many as being poor.^Meat Loaf is credited with being involved in the writing of numerous tracks on the album, including the title track, "Midnight At The Lost And Found".

.Fans were disappointed to see that the iconic pictures on the covers of Bat out of Hell and Dead Ringer were replaced by a black-and-white photograph of Meat Loaf (on some later re-releases, a colour image of a screaming Meat Loaf was used as the cover image).^Meat Loaf had begun to work on the third installment of Bat Out Of Hell with Steinman.

.The title track still regularly forms part of Meat Loaf concerts, and was one of very few 1980s songs to feature on the 1998 hit album The Very Best of Meat Loaf.^The album also featured three new songs.

.Bad Attitude, released 1984, features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and was mainly an attempt to keep Meat Loaf from going bankrupt during this period of lawsuits.^Bad Attitude, released 1984, features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and was mainly an attempt to keep Meat Loaf from going bankrupt during this period of lawsuits.

It concentrated more on the hard rock side of Meat Loaf, was a minor success around the globe and released a few hit singles, the most successful being "Modern Girl." It also holds some of Meat Loaf's favorite songs that include "Jumpin' the Gun" and "Piece of the Action". It was recorded in England. .The US release on RCA Records was on April 1985 and features a slightly different track list, as well as alternate mixes for some songs.^Bad Attitude, released 1984, features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and was mainly an attempt to keep Meat Loaf from going bankrupt during this period of lawsuits.

."Modern Girl" was taken from this album and was the biggest hit.^The album was a minor success worldwide and reached #4 in the UK charts, accompanied by a sellout world tour which was used to promote the album and some of Meat Loaf's biggest hits.

."Piece of the Action", "Sailor to a Siren" is the b side and "Nowhere Fast" were also released singles with extended mixes and exclusive songs: "Take a Number", "Stand by Me" (a Ben E. King cover) and "Clap Your Hands". The latter two songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.^Here is a picture showing them side by side.

.However, the only song released as a single (in the UK) was "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries," which was a duet with rock singer John Parr.^However, the only song released as a single (in the UK) was "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries," which was a duet with rock singer John Parr .

.Meat Loaf would not be able to sing the song live with John Parr for too long, because of an incident just after the release of the single.^Meat Loaf would not be able to sing the song live with John Parr for too long, because of an incident just after the release of the single.

.During a sold out show in London, Meat Loaf was going to perform the song, and as Meat Loaf did not introduce John onto the stage, he stormed off supposedly after the song was performed.^During a sold out show in London , Meat Loaf was going to perform the song, and as Meat Loaf did not introduce John onto the stage, he stormed off supposedly after the song was performed.

.Meat Loaf never saw Parr again, even after leaving dozens of phone messages begging him for forgiveness.^Meat Loaf never saw Parr again, even after leaving dozens of phone messages begging him for forgiveness.

.But, in Meat's own words, "I never introduce people in the middle of a show — it breaks the continuity.^But, in Meat's own words, "I never introduce people in the middle of a show - it breaks the continuity.

.You don't stop in the middle of a play and say 'And now ladies and gentlemen, entering the stage is Robert De Niro'". The song was included on Live at Wembley, which was released in 1987, with no sign of Parr as his vocal lead-off.^You don't stop in the middle of a play and say 'And now ladies and gentlemen, entering the stage is Robert De Niro'".

^This song "Rock N' Roll Mercenaries" was included on Live at Wembley, which was released in 1987, with it having Parr on the track, thus confirming that Parr stormed off the stage after he sang it with Meat.

.According to Meat Loaf's 1998 autobiography, the album sold poorly due to the production of the album.^According to Meat Loaf's 1998 autobiography, the album sold poorly due to the production of the album.

.Meat Loaf would have preferred to cancel the project and wait to work with more Steinman material.^Meat Loaf would have preferred to cancel the project and wait to work with more Steinman material, but this was impossible due to the lawsuit against Steinman.

^Struggling for time, and with no resolution to his arguments with Steinman seemingly on the horizon (eventually, Steinman would sue Meat Loaf, who subsequently sued Steinman as well), he was forced to find songwriters wherever he could.

The album, however, has gained a cult following over the years, citing the songs "Execution Day" and "Standing on the Outside" as standout tracks on the record. ."Standing on the Outside" was also featured during the third season of the 1980s TV show Miami Vice; it was used several times during the episode titled "Forgive Us Our Debts" (first aired December 12, 1986).^I shot several angles to show how it has a base built in, meaning I could probably use it to mold meatloaf.

The track accompanied the execution-style murder of a witness and the preparation of a convicted murderer for execution in the electric chair. .The video for "Getting Away with Murder" (along with "Modern Girl"), another single released from the album before its release, is one of the available videos to be viewed on Meat's artist's page on MTV.com.^The video for "Getting Away With Murder" (along with "Modern Girl"), another single released from the album before its release, is one of the available videos to be viewed on Meat's artist's page on MTV.com, the artist page at one point citing that Blind Before I Stop should have been a hit.

^The video for "Getting Away with Murder" (along with "Modern Girl"), another single released from the album before its release, is one of the available videos to be viewed on Meat's artist's page on MTV.com, the artist page at one point citing that Blind Before I Stop should have been a hit.

Return to popularity

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell

.Due to the success of Meat Loaf's touring in the eighties, he and Steinman began work during the Christmas of 1990 on the sequel to Bat out of Hell.^Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1995.

.It sold over 15 million copies, and the single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" reached number one in 28 countries.^It sold over 15 million copies, and the single "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" reached number one in 28 countries.

.Also in 1994, he was honored by singing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, something he says was one of the two biggest highlights of his career.^Also in 1994, he was honored by singing " The Star Spangled Banner " at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game , something he says was one of the two biggest highlights of his career.

.The album went platinum in the United States and the UK. It released three singles which all hit the top 40, including "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (which reached #13 in the US and #2 in the UK charts) and "Not a Dry Eye in the House" (which reached #7 in the UK charts).^The album went platinum in the United States and the UK. It released three singles which all hit the top 40, including " I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) " (which reached #13 in the US and #2 in the UK charts) and " Not a Dry Eye in the House " (which reached #7 in the UK charts).

."I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" was a duet with Patti Russo (who had been touring with Meat Loaf and singing on his albums since 1993).^Ten Things You Never Knew About Meat Loaf (From digitalspy .

.Both are covers, the "Original Sin" from Pandora's Box's Original Sin album (it was also heard in the movie The Shadow, where it was performed by Taylor Dayne) and "Left in the Dark" first appeared on Steinman's own Bad for Good.^Without a singer, and pressured by the record company, Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad for Good himself, and write a new album for Meat Loaf; the result was Dead Ringer , which was later released in 1981, after the release of Steinman's Bad for Good .

The video, which had a bigger budget than any of his previous videos, helped the single in its success. .Two of the twelve songs on the album were written by Jim Steinman, whereas the big hits, namely "I'd Lie for You" and "Not a Dry Eye in the House", were written by Diane Warren.^Two of the twelve songs on the album were written by Jim Steinman , whereas the big hits, namely "I'd Lie for You" and "Not a Dry Eye in the House", were written by Diane Warren (who has since written for Meat Loaf on Couldn't Have Said It Better , and Bat III ).

^Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (sung by Meat Loaf in the stage musical of the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer , which was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Todd Rundgren , Jimmy Iovine, and Jim Steinman.

.Although not reaching the top ten in the UK, it recently went platinum, and was already platinum around the rest of the world just after its release.^Although not reaching the top ten in the UK, it recently went platinum, and was already platinum around the rest of the world just after its release.

^Bat out of Hell is also one of only two albums that has never exited the Top 200 in the UK charts; this makes it the longest stay in any music chart in the world, although the published chart contains just 75 positions.

^The album went platinum in the United States and the UK. It released three singles which all hit the top 40, including " I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) " (which reached #13 in the US and #2 in the UK charts) and " Not a Dry Eye in the House " (which reached #7 in the UK charts).

.The single from the album was "Is Nothing Sacred", written by Jim Steinman with lyrics by Don Black.^The single from the album was " Is Nothing Sacred ", written by Jim Steinman with lyrics by Don Black .

.In 2003, Meat Loaf released his album Couldn't Have Said It Better.^(In 1976, Meat Loaf appeared on the track "Keeper Keep Us", from the Intergalactic Touring Band's self-titled album, produced by Galfas.

.Although Meat Loaf claimed that Couldn't Have Said It Better was "the most perfect album [he] did since Bat out of Hell", it wasn't quite as successful.^The struggles that Meat Loaf faced making Bat out of Hell paid off.

.However, the album was a minor success worldwide and reached #4 in the UK charts.^The album was a minor success worldwide and reached #4 in the UK charts, accompanied by a sellout world tour which was used to promote the album and some of Meat Loaf's biggest hits.

^The album went platinum in the United States and the UK. It released three singles which all hit the top 40, including " I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) " (which reached #13 in the US and #2 in the UK charts) and " Not a Dry Eye in the House " (which reached #7 in the UK charts).

.Diane Warren has written for Meat Loaf in the past and had some very big hits.^I did put on the cheese before putting the meat loaf in the oven, provolone doesn't melt and get as stretchy as some other cheeses so I wasn't too afraid of it sliding off the hand.

.The album was a minor success worldwide and reached #4 in the UK charts, accompanied by a sellout world tour which was used to promote the album and some of Meat Loaf's biggest hits.^The album was a minor success worldwide and reached #4 in the UK charts, accompanied by a sellout world tour which was used to promote the album and some of Meat Loaf's biggest hits.

^Bat out of Hell is also one of only two albums that has never exited the Top 200 in the UK charts; this makes it the longest stay in any music chart in the world, although the published chart contains just 75 positions.

.There were many writers for the album including Diane Warren and James Michael, who were both asked to contribute his 2006 album Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.^Life after Bat out of Hell .

Hair of the Dog and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

.On February 20 - February 22 , 2004, during Meat Loaf's Australian tour, Meat Loaf did his classics with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, titled Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.^Meat Loaf Live (2xLP) .

.He went as far as to bring in the Australian Boy's Choir to do back-up on a Couldn't Have Said It Better track, "Testify". The show went on to spawn a DVD and a CD "Meat Loaf and The Neverland Express featuring Patti Russo Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra". The CD had few songs from the concert placed on it and were edited.^This was by far the best meat loaf I have ever had.

.Meat Loaf sold out over 160 concerts during his 2005 tour, "Hair of the Dog". On November 17, 2003, during a performance at London's Wembley Arena, on his Couldn't Have Said It Better tour, he collapsed of what was later diagnosed as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.^Meat Loaf sold out over 160 concerts during his 2005 tour, "Hair of the Dog".

The following week, he underwent a surgical procedure intended to correct the problem.[14].As a result, Meat Loaf's insurance agency did not allow him to perform for any longer than one hour and 45 minutes.^As a result, Meat Loaf's insurance agency did not allow him to perform for any longer than one hour and 45 minutes.

.As well as singing all the classics, he sang a cover version of the hit single "Black Betty". During this tour Meat Loaf also sang "Only When I Feel", a song meant to appear on his then-upcoming album Bat out of Hell III.^As well as singing all the classics, he sang a cover version of the hit single " Black Betty ".

Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose

.Meat Loaf and Steinman had begun to work on the third installment of Bat out of Hell when Steinman suffered some health setbacks, including a heart attack.^Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1995.

.According to Meat Loaf, Steinman was too ill to work on such an intense project while Steinman's manager said health was not an issue.^According to Meat Loaf, Steinman was too ill to work on such an intense project, although the composer's health, according to his manager, was not an issue.

[15].Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" as a trademark in 1995.[16] In May 2006, Meat Loaf sued Steinman and his manager in federal District Court in Los Angeles, seeking $50 million and an injunction against Steinman's use of the phrase.^Steinman had registered the phrase "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1995.

[17] Steinman and his representatives attempted to block the album's release.[18].An agreement was reached in July 2006. According to Virgin, "the two came to an amicable agreement that ensured that Jim Steinman's music would be a continuing part of the 'Bat Out Of Hell' legacy."^The Greatest Song of all time: 'Meatloaf's Bat out of Hell'.

The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 and sold 81,000 copies in its opening week, but after that did not sell well in the U.S. and yielded no hit singles, although it was certified gold. The album also featured duets with Patti Russo and Jennifer Hudson.

.In the weeks following the release of Bat III, Meat Loaf and the NLE (The Neverland Express) did a brief tour of America and Europe, known as the Bases Loaded Tour.^LISBON CALLING MEAT LOAF! Meat Loaf has added another concert to this summers tour: Sa-07.26.2008 Lisbon Calling - Lisbon, Portugal Meet & Greet packages will be on sale next week.

In 2007, a newer, bigger worldwide tour began, the Seize the Night tour, with Marion Raven, serving as a supporting act, throughout the European and US tour. .Portions of the tour in February 2007 were featured in the documentary Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise, directed by Bruce David Klein.^Meat Loaf search engine?

The film was an official selection of the Montreal World Film Festival in 2007. It opened in theaters in March 2008 and was released on DVD in May 2008.

.During a performance at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK on October 31, 2007, at the opening of "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" he suggested that the crowd of thousands should enjoy the performance as it was the last of his career.^MEAT LOAF – Paradise By The Dashboard Light.

.He attempted to sing the first line of the song, but instead said "Ladies and gentlemen, I love you, thank you for coming, but I can no longer continue."^I also love that you had a note that just said "meat hand."

Removing the jacket he was wearing, he thanked the audience for 30 years, said "goodbye forever" and left the stage. .His tour promoter, Andrew Miller, denied that this was the end for Meat Loaf and said he would continue touring after suitable rest.^I did not have a mold, but actually formed the hand from meat loaf and followed the rest of your instructions carefully.

[20] The next two gigs in the tour, at the NEC and Manchester Evening News Arena were cancelled due to "acute laryngitis" and were rescheduled for late November.[21] The concert scheduled for November 6, 2007 at London's Wembley Arena was also cancelled. .Meat Loaf cancelled his entire European tour for 2007 after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal cords.^Meat Loaf - 3 Bats Live (USA: DVD box title) Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (2007) ....

After releasing a statement he said "It really breaks my heart not to be able to perform these shows" adding "I will be back".[22]

.On June 27, 2008, Meat Loaf returned to the stage in Plymouth, England for the first show of his Casa de Carne Tour alongside his longtime duet partner Patti Russo,[23] who debuted one of her own original songs during his show.^Find where Meat Loaf is credited alongside another name Meat Loaf & .

[24] The tour continued through July and August with twenty dates throughout England, Ireland, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Six U.S. showdates were also added for October and December 2008.[25]

Future

.Meat Loaf has completed Hang Cool Teddy Bear with Rob Cavallo, which is scheduled to be released 19th April 2010.[26] It was reported in August 2009 that Brian May of Queen had joined Meat Loaf in the studio to record a guitar solo for a new song.^Reverend Jorgensen (1 episode, 2009) - Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse (2009) TV episode (as Meat Loaf Aday) ....

Other work

Meat Loaf appeared in the 1997 film Spice World with the Spice Girls as their bus driver. .In that same year, Meat Loaf appeared in the ShoTime series The Dead Man's Gun - The Mail Order Bride.^And this year I’ll do the same but maybe switch out the chicken pot pie for a gruesome meat hand from Not Martha.

Meat Loaf had a supporting role as Robert Paulson in the 1999 film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 book Fight Club.

In 2000, he appeared as the viral meningitis addled Confederate Colonel Angus Devine in the sixth season episode "Gettysburg" of The Outer Limits who is accidentally transported forward in time 150 years in a failed attempt to prevent the assassination of the President in 2013.

.He also appeared in the South Park episode "Chef Aid". In a flashback, Meat Loaf claims that he started out as an unsuccessful artist named Cous-cous.^I also use chili sauce on the top of my meat loaf, then I lay 3-4 strips of bacon across the top to keep it from drying out and adding excellent flavor.

.After being booed off stage and almost deciding to quit, Chef tells him that his name might be the problem, and then hands him a plate of meatloaf to cheer him up.^Not Martha bravely bakes up a gruesome, bone chilling, yet tasty meatloaf Meat Hand [...

Meat Loaf appears (uncredited) as Jack Black's father in the 2006 film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, providing vocals on the film's opening song Kickapoo. .In the special features and commentary of the film's DVD release, it is noted that this is the first time Meat Loaf has sung for a movie soundtrack since The Rocky Horror Picture Show.^The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 25 Years Of Absolute Pleasure (CD) .

In mid-2009, Meat Loaf appeared in TV commercials for A1 Steak Sauce, in conjunction with the product's new slogan "A1 –' Makes beef sing." In his commercial for the product, the slogan is "Makes Meat Loaf sing."[32]

.Meat Loaf made a guest appearance on the USA series Monk as Reverend Jorgenson, an owner of a voodoo shop and purveyor of voodoo dolls that show up at three killings in the area.^Meat Loaf - 3 Bats Live (USA: DVD box title) Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (2007) ....

.Meat Loaf was also a guest ghost hunter on SyFy's Ghost Hunters, episode 515 "A Bat out of Hell," which aired September 30th at 9 p.m.^I also use chili sauce on the top of my meat loaf, then I lay 3-4 strips of bacon across the top to keep it from drying out and adding excellent flavor.

Personal life

.Meat Loaf is said to have cheated death on numerous occasions, having crashed in a car which rolled over,[33] been hit on the head with a shot put,[33] and being struck by Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.^I did put on the cheese before putting the meat loaf in the oven, provolone doesn't melt and get as stretchy as some other cheeses so I wasn't too afraid of it sliding off the hand.

.Meat Loaf is a supporter of the northern English football team Hartlepool United and, in 2003, the BBC reported he was seeking a residence in the nearby area.^House (South Africa: English title) (USA: short title) - Simple Explanation (2009) TV episode (as Meat Loaf Aday) ....

.Meat Loaf also performs a considerable amount of charity work, and in June 2008 took part in a football penalty shoot-out competition on behalf of two cancer charities in Newcastle upon Tyne in the U.K. He auctioned shots to the 100 highest bidders and then took his place between the goal posts.^Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) - Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf (1978) TV episode (performer: "All Revved Up & No Place To Go", "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad") The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (performer: "Eddie", "Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?"

Meat Loaf also has a popular YouTube channel, [39] and has nearly 900 subscribers. He regularly posts vlogs to this channel, normally three or four at once. He also has over 10,600 followers on Twitter [40].

Meat Loaf, and wife Leslie were divorced in 2001.

Tours

Bat Out Of Hell Tour 1977-1979

Dead Ringer Tour 1981

Meat Loaf & The NLE Euro Tour '82

Meat Loaf World Tour 1983

Bad Attitude Tour 1984-1985

20/20 Tour 1987-1988

Lost Boys & Golden Girls 1988-1989

1990 Tour

Also in 1990, Prince embarked on a greatest-hits tour called the Nude Tour, which prompted Jay Leno to crack, "I sure hope Meat Loaf's not going out on the road again!"

^Interview with Will Harris at Bullz-Eye.com (27 October 2006) You can decide what you want to eat for dinner, you can decide to go away for the weekend, and you can decide what clothes you’re going to wear in the morning, but when it comes to artistic things, there’s never a rhyme or reason.

^Meat Loaf (born Marvin Lee Aday September 27, 1947 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actor and rock and roll performer who came to fame with his album Bat Out of Hell and for his movie performances such as Eddie in The Rock .

A chat with Meat Loaf
(2006)

You can decide what you want to eat for dinner, you can
decide to go away for the weekend, and you can decide what clothes
you’re going to wear in the morning, but when it comes to artistic
things, there’s never a rhyme or reason.^On Candlemas morning (never going to bed), .

^You can decide what you want to eat for dinner, you can decide to go away for the weekend, and you can decide what clothes you’re going to wear in the morning, but when it comes to artistic things, there’s never a rhyme or reason.

^Rate this: 68% from 9,019 members Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell on DVD Starring: Meat Loaf Certificate: Compiling highlights of the past 20 years of Meat Loaf�s live shows, this release includes performances of some of his greatest songs, including �Life Is A Lemmon�, �Dead Ringer For Love�, �Testify�, �All Revved Up With No Place To Go� ..

.Jim had how “You Took the Words Right Out of My
Mouth (Hot Summer Night)” should sound in his head.^You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - 5:57, 261 kbps MP3, 11.1 MB ( 36.3 MB lossless FLAC also available).

.But pulling
things out of your head and accomplishing them, and somebody else
trying to accomplish them, is a remarkable feat.^But pulling things out of your head and accomplishing them, and somebody else trying to accomplish them, is a remarkable feat.

.Because the Bat Out of Hell
records are this: it’s a big wheel, and everybody is a spoke in
that wheel… and, at different times as that wheel’s turning,
different people have more input than others.^Bat out of Hell III .

.It’s, like, as a
wheel turns, the bottom spokes take more than the top spokes…but,
pretty soon, those are gonna be the bottom spokes, and their import
is more.^It’s, like, as a wheel turns, the bottom spokes take more than the top spokes…but, pretty soon, those are gonna be the bottom spokes, and their import is more.

^The concert was more like an over-the-top Las Vegas production than a rock show, the critic wrote, but "it was a kick just the same," and by the end of the evening, Meat Loaf had even skeptics humming along.

Can she
handle it melodically? Does she have the range for it? .Second, now
then, you’ve got that, now you look to see…because it’s a very
strange duet, and I’ve always said it was meant to be a duet.^Because it was always meant to be a trilogy.

.I had
the song in ’86, and I don’t care what anybody else says; I know it
was my song, it was given to me in ’86, I was gonna do it, it was
always gonna be a duet, and I think the only real life of it
is a duet.^I had the song in ’86, and I don’t care what anybody else says; I know it was my song, it was given to me in ’86, I was gonna do it, it was always gonna be a duet, and I think the only real life of it is a duet.

^"The Bat just has a life of its own, so you can't say you're gonna top it or you're gonna beat it, you just have to try to do something special because lots of the songs on those other records hit a real emotional chord in people.

That’s it. But when it’s a duet, it’s a definitive duet. .And then
because of how it’s a call-and-response duet, you needed the timbre
of the voices.^And then because of how it’s a call-and-response duet, you needed the timbre of the voices.

.If you get someone with the same timbres… I’m being
analytical, but that’s exactly why we picked Marion Raven.^If you get someone with the same timbres… I’m being analytical, but that’s exactly why we picked Marion Raven.

I have
no idea. .I didn’t make that one up — sometimes I make my own
stories up — but I didn’t make that one up.^I didn’t make that one up — sometimes I make my own stories up — but I didn’t make that one up.

Quotes
about Meat Loaf

.His
pupils would roll up into his head, and you'd see the whites of his
eyes, and his hands would clutch.^At points, when she was supposed to be singing, she would dip her head down, and riff, covering up the lack of lyrics.

It was really powerful. He was
extraordinary. .As a performer, when he's at his best, he ranks
among the three or four greatest I've ever seen in my life.^So not taking anything away from Jim, ‘cause Jim is an absolute genius and one of the smartest people that I’ve ever known, and I consider him one of my best friends.